撒母耳記上 15:23

23 悖 逆 的 罪 與 行 邪 術 的 罪 相 等 ； 頑 梗 的 罪 與 拜 虛 神 和 偶 像 的 罪 相 同 。 你 既 厭 棄 耶 和 華 的 命 令 ， 耶 和 華 也 厭 棄 你 作 王 。

撒母耳記上 15:23 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 15:23

For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft
Or divination {e}, in whatsoever way it was exercised; for there were various sorts of it among the Heathens, and all condemned by the law of God, ( Deuteronomy 18:10 ) . Now rebellion against God, or disobeying his commands, though in things otherwise, were they not forbidden by him, lawful to be done, is as heinous a sin as to be guilty of witchcraft, or any kind of divination forbidden by the law of God, and deserves as sore a punishment:

and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry:
for a man, when he has committed a sin, to persist in it obstinately, or to vindicate himself in it, and insist on his innocence, which was Saul's case, is as hateful to God as any iniquity whatever; yea, as bad as idolatry, or making use of the teraphim, as is the word here; of which see ( Hosea 3:4 ) than which nothing is more abominable to the Lord:

because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord;
disregarded his command, treated it with contempt and abhorrence:

he hath rejected thee from being king;
not actually, for he continued to exercise kingly power and authority to his death, and was treated as a king by his subjects, and even by David, though anointed by the Lord; but the sentence of rejection was pronounced upon him, and the bestowal of the government on his posterity was cut off.

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 (Moq tajx) "peccatum divinationis", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus; "ariolandi", V. L. "magiae", Munster, Tigurine version.

撒母耳記上 15:23 In-Context

21 百 姓 卻 在 所 當 滅 的 物 中 取 了 最 好 的 牛 羊 ， 要 在 吉 甲 獻 與 耶 和 華 ─ 你 的 　 神 。

22 撒 母 耳 說 ： 耶 和 華 喜 悅 燔 祭 和 平 安 祭 ， 豈 如 喜 悅 人 聽 從 他 的 話 呢 ？ 聽 命 勝 於 獻 祭 ； 順 從 勝 於 公 羊 的 脂 油 。

23 悖 逆 的 罪 與 行 邪 術 的 罪 相 等 ； 頑 梗 的 罪 與 拜 虛 神 和 偶 像 的 罪 相 同 。 你 既 厭 棄 耶 和 華 的 命 令 ， 耶 和 華 也 厭 棄 你 作 王 。

24 掃 羅 對 撒 母 耳 說 ： 我 有 罪 了 ， 我 因 懼 怕 百 姓 ， 聽 從 他 們 的 話 ， 就 違 背 了 耶 和 華 的 命 令 和 你 的 言 語 。

25 現 在 求 你 赦 免 我 的 罪 ， 同 我 回 去 ， 我 好 敬 拜 耶 和 華 。